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The Supreme Court of Wisconsin, sorbed in his own reflections. Once, while Democratic Convention at Baltimore in dining at a hotel, those sitting beside him 1843, where he supported General Cass. began to expatiate upon peat, large beds of Upon the admission of the State into the which are found in the Four Lake Country. Union, he was elected judge of the circuit Someone asked Whiton, " Judge, what do embracing the counties of Milwaukee, Wauyou think of peat?" "Pete! Pete!" re kesha, Jefferson and Dane. His term of plied the Judge, as if startled from a reverie, office expiring in 1851, he was re-elected "really I don't know him." for the term of six years. His career as The expression on his face and the man judge was stormy. He was a man who made enemies, and

ner of Judge Whiton an attempted im betokened a tinge of peachment in 1853 melancholy and dis furnished the only appointment. There trial that has ever was no trace of mis taken place in Wis anthropy, but, though consin before the reticent, his kindliness Senate as the high of heart and simplic court of impeach ity of character were ment. He was a soon apparent to all prominent Democrat, who met him. and his party was then in power. He LEVI HUBBELL, was ambitious, agree the circuit judge of able in manners, and the second . circuit, one who felt and was born at Ballston, evinced a conscious New York, April 15, ness of leadership. 1808. He graduated He gave offense to a at Union College in prominent juryman 1827, and, choosing in a case tried before the legal profession, him, it is told. The was admitted to the jury brought in a Bar and practiced Al.KXANDER V. STOW. verdict of not guilty. several years in The Judge, greatly Canandaigua, in his native State. He was for a time editor of surprised at the verdict, made the remark, the " Ontario Messenger," and was adju " Gentlemen, may the Lord have mercy on tant general of New York on the staff of your consciences." One insulted juryman Governor Marcy. In 1836 he settled at then vowed vengeance. Pursuing the track Ithaca, and represented Tompkins County of rumor, he gathered in time a formidable in the State Assembly. He came West in array of material for articles and specifica 1844, and settled in Milwaukee, forming a tions, which in the early days of the next partnership with Asahel Finch and William session were formulated upon his complaint Pitt Lynde, then in large practice. Active, in the Assembly. The charges, contained in ardent in politics, of fine presence and ten articles, each with numerous specifica pleasing address, he .soon became promi tions, ran the whole gamut of official mis nent in the councils of the Democratic conduct. The trial began March 23, 1853, party, and was a delegate to the National and after issue was joined, the case was set